Not a terrible plan.
Not convinced he can convince the current government occupants south of us though.
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Not a terrible plan.
Not convinced he can convince the current government occupants south of us though.
So, the “what’s in it for America?” would be restoring a cross border supply chain with no trade barriers so that producers can search for the best deal on inputs and parts… But that’s explicitly what Trump has shrugged and walk away from, picking mercantilism instead. Why does Poilievre think he’ll succesfully convince the U.S. on what amounts to takebacksies?
Trump wants the manufacturing entirely in the U.S.. He’s been explicit on that, as has his trade rep. The trade rep has said we will have tariffs. I don’t understand how this is anything more than just wishful thinking by Poilievre.
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The most from what I can understand of it consists of 2 parts -
1) Go back to the 1965 Auto Pact, for every car produced in Canada, a car produced in the US or Mexico can be sold in Canada tariff free
2) Every car produced in Canada can be produced here with no GST charged, so a 5% saving on the tax across Canada.
One thing to remember is that Canadians have been overwhelmingly buying less and less and less vehicles produced by the Big 3. This steady decline has been a 35+yrs process. It can only be reversed by either our non Big 3 options shrinking or the Big 3 massively increase their quality and/or fuel mileage.
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What Trump completely and utterly fails to understand is that his solution would crush the Big 3 in Canada. Their sales would collapse here. For certain some here will continue to buy Ford 150 or GM Silverados but Toyota could easily expand their production here to produce Tacomas in Woodstock, along with Corollas and Camrys.
Why would Canada not put a tariff on every car coming into Canada from the US if the Big 3 no longer produce cars here?
Canada is by far the Big 3’s largest export market and they could easily lose it, lose 500k car sales a year.
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It’s nice, but it takes two to tango.
What does he propose to get Mr. Tariffs to go along?
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There is actually a documentary I watched on YouTube about how F Series trucks saved Ford in the Economic crash of 2008.
Pick ups dominate the NA Auto market. And those drivers can be very brand loyal.
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If the Big 3 remove their plants here, that loyalty will die, maybe slow, maybe fast, but a nice healthy 15-25% tariff on them coming into Canada will play a role.
Then add the increase in gas prices hitting us right now.
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Very encouraging to see an alternate policy proposed, rather than simply nay-saying the current policy. This allows consideration on merits, rather than continuing to consider everything on origin - ie who proposed the policy.
Hopefully this is a new trend.
Current situation on steel.
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Finally. One step closer.
www.ctvnews.ca
Alberta moves to implement interprovincial pact to ease trade rules on consumer goods
Alberta’s government has tabled legislation that would drop some unnecessary regulations to ease the sale of goods from other provinces.
www.ctvnews.ca
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The strife now extends to a road on the US side, which Canada had been maintaining.
There will now be a second road parallel to the original, on our side that runs basically the full length meters away.
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There will now be a second road parallel to the original, on our side that runs basically the full length meters away.
‘It’s ridiculous’: U.S. closing historic Border Road to Canadian traffic
The road is set to be closed to Canadians starting this summer.
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FAFO.
"We can just buy aluminum from other suppliers instead of Canada".
"We can just buy aluminum from other suppliers instead of Canada".
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Does he know there are Chinese made cars already inside the US? The CEO of Ford even owns one.
Aside from that. Much like the fit thrown over not getting access to all that SAFE money in Europe, they're having one over the recent Arctic announcements.
Chinese Cars Can’t Cross From Canada to US, Trump’s Envoy Says
ArchiveAside from that. Much like the fit thrown over not getting access to all that SAFE money in Europe, they're having one over the recent Arctic announcements.
